Cost of living comparison
Burundi is 24.1% cheaper than Armenia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.6% less in Burundi
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% more in Burundi
- Housing
-
pay 70.7% less in Burundi
- Childcare
-
pay 21.9% less in Burundi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.7% less in Burundi
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burundi.
If you lived in Burundi instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,154.70
|
$1.84
BIF5,448
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,525.20
|
$3.69
BIF10,945
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD337.13
|
$0.49
BIF1,459
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD192.44
|
$0.66
BIF1,950
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD273.14
|
$0.73
BIF2,156
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,520.29
|
$6.06
BIF17,969
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,143.15
|
$2.75
BIF8,158
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD859.84
|
$2.05
BIF6,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,254.65
|
$3.19
BIF9,455
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD218.63
|
$2.64
BIF7,825
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD287.18
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD249.93
|
$0.66
BIF1,956
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD311.69
|
$0.44
BIF1,304
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD131.43
|
$0.22
BIF652
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD123.11
|
$0.26
BIF782
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,811.26
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,036.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,086,405.84
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,470.51
|
?? |
pay 70.7% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,522.08
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD267,955.66
|
$289.31
BIF857,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD175,400.14
|
$73.09
BIF216,633
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,854.43
|
?? | |
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD106,007.85
|
$105.93
BIF313,957
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,539,347.28
|
$10,592.87
BIF31,395,715
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD654.68
|
$1.23
BIF3,648
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,122.72
|
$2.95
BIF8,756
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,007.20
|
$2.43
BIF7,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,296.90
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,266.20
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Burundi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,799.46
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD20,076.20
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,794.35
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,427.77
|
?? |
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